The Pacer - October 25, 2005

Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Volume 78, Issue No. 8

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Babies going
to the highest
bidder

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it all. Check it out.

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Mr. Ford goes
to Washington

Candidate makes
a UTM stop on his
campaign swing.

— Page 3

A little orange,
mostly blue

’Hawks drop two
OVC football
matches, now 4-3.

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New recreation center proposed

SGA hears details for $12.5 million ,
80,000-square-foot student facility

Will York

News Editor

Thursday's meeting of
the Student Government
Association Senate was moved
to Watkins Auditorium to
accommodate the crowd of
students and community
members who gathered to
hear the discussion over a
proposed $12.5 million stu-
dent recreation facility.

SGA set up boards with
an artist's rendering of the
facility, which includes an
NCAA regulation-sized bas-
ketball court with two intra-
mural basketball courts, three
racquetball courts, a climb-
ing boulder, swimming pool,
classroom and cardiovascu-
lar and weight training areas.
The Clarksville-based Lyle,
Cook and Martin architecture
firm made the preliminary
drawings for the facility.

The plan presented by the
architects was an 87,400-
square-foot facility, but UTM
administrators said that was
too large, and now officials
are working with the archi-

tects to design a building clos-
er to the university's goal of
80,000 square feet.

Gina McClure, director of
Campus Recreation, said cut-
ting 7,000 square feet from the
project was a "painful pro-
cess," and her plan is to cut
the swimming pool from the
recreation center and add a
fourth basketball court in its
place.

"The rationale is that we
have a pool in the Elam Center
that is being renovated and
will be operational for a little
while," McClure said.

The proposed recreation
center is estimated at $12.5
million, which would be
financed by bond sales spread
out over 30 years. To fund
the project, university offi-
cials recommended an $80
per student per semester fee
increase, which would gener-
ate more than $1 million per
year with current enrollment.
Vice Chancellor for Finance
and Administration A1
Hooten told students at SGA's
forum that the fee would not
be put in place until the center

"We want this to be
your facility, a place
to call your own."

— Gina McClure

Director of Campus Recreation

is operational, which is slated
for the summer of 2009.

Hooten estimated operat-
ing costs to be $575,000 per
year, which is beyond the
$80 student fee. However,
Hooten said Chancellor Nick
Dunagan wants the univer-
sity to pick up the operating
costs so students wouldn't be
placed under further financial
burden. Hooten said $281,000
would be reallocated from the
Campus Recreation budget
and the university would pick
up the remaining $293,000
through capital funds.

Tentatively, the center will
be constructed at Pacer Pond,
which would enable shared
use of a parking lot with the

— See ' Facility ’ on Page 4

Community

Support for
local charities
lagging behind

Melissa Dixon

Staff Writer

What seems like a great outpouring of support
has hit local charities hard. Since the devastat-
ing aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita,
nonprofit organizations and local charities have
seen tremendous drops in support. The Weakley
County Red Cross
chapter, a partner with
United Way, is just one
of the local nonprofit
organizations that
have experienced this
effect. Cindy Young,
chapter manager for
the Weakley County
Red Cross, said
"People don't think of
us unless they need
us. But it is easy to
forget that at one time
or another we all have
had a friend or a fam-
ily member that has
relied on the Red Cross
to help them through their emergency. The hur-
ricane victims still need our support but we must
not overlook our local charities and fund-raising
organizations."

Since July 1 there have been six fires in Martin
alone. The local Red Cross chapter has spent over
$1700 helping these families with immediate
emergency needs. In four months, the WCARC
has spent double the amount helping victims of
home fires than was spent all of last year.

In an effort to restore funds and gain commu-
nity support, UTM "Students for the American
Red Cross" is sponsoring a benefit concert. The
concert, "A Tribute to Elvis," will feature Kenny
Presley, a talented and recognized performer.
Presley has performed with several famous peo-
ple including Trace Adkins, Jimmy Buffet, and
Allison Krause. For the last year and a half,
Presley has been touring with Collin Raye.

The benefit concert will be held at in Watkins
Auditorium. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. and
tickets will be $10 in advance and $12 at the door.
For ticket information, email WeakleyARC@aol.
com or call 587-5893 or 587-5948.

We Care Ministries is another organization that
has felt the effects of the hurricanes. Director of
the Weakley County We Care, Betty Baker said,
"The community has met our needs so far, we
just have more needs now than ever before."
Thursday October 27 We Care is having "Drive
In & Drop Day" from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Volunteers from We Care will be outside await-
ing your donation. The community is encouraged
to donate canned goods to meet the rising needs.
To learn more about helping We Care Ministries
in Weakley County, you can call 587-6257.

Weakley County
American Red
Cross

102 Church St.
(731)587-5893

We Care
Ministries Inc.

530 N. Lindell St.
(731)587-6257

Halloween safety
priority for M PD

Staff Reports

UTM Printing Services moves, goes digital

Staff Reports

University Relations

Ann Adams and Willie Geiger, former offset
press operators, will have new responsibili-
ties in Digital Printing Services.

The Martin Police
Department has
released some tips from
National Confectioners
Association for Martin
residents to have a
safe and enjoyable
Halloween wekend.

• Review appropri-
ate trick-or-treat safety
precautions with your
kids - including pedes-
trian and traffic safety
rules.

• Dress in light-col-
ored or reflective cos-
tumes and carry a
lightweight flashlight.
Make sure children
can see well through
face masks, or use cos-
metics to create scary
faces.

• Stay on the side-
walks or curbside
unless crossing the

street; look both ways
for vehicles.

• The family should
know the children's
trick-or-treat route and
kids should stick to it.

• Young children
should trick-or-treat
with an adult; older
children should trick-
or-treat with friends or
in a group.

• Go only to houses
that are familiar and
never enter homes.

• Drivers should
pay special attention
to speed limits and be
alert to children who
may be difficult to see
at night.

• Parents should
inspect all treats their
children bring home
before any are con-
sumed. Any treats in
loose or open wrappers
should be discarded.

Making the move
from offset to digi-
tal printing. Digital
Printing Services,
providing everything
from departmental
printing to personal
printing for faculty,
staff and students, is
now under the direc-
tion of Information
Technology Services
with Susie Nanney,
manager.

The space, located in
Room 7, Clement Hall,
previously housed
printing and dupli-
cating services and is
being renovated. Offset
printing presses are
being cleared to pro-
vide space for digital
printing equipment.
Startup date is set for
Nov. 16.

"Changing print-
ing and duplicating
into Digital Printing
Services is a natural

move to keep up with
the changing technolo-
gies related to print-
ing and imaging,"
said Shannon Burgin,
director of Information
Technology Services.

Digital ink print-
ing, digital quick copy,
color copies, person-
al page design and

setup, and a variety of
bindery functions are
among the services
offered. Fetterheads,
envelopes, business
cards, invitations and
flyers are among the
printed pieces offered.
Shredding services
also will be offered.

Willie Geiger and

Ann Adams, previous
press operators, and
Wanda Forrester will
have new responsibili-
ties.

"In a way it feels
like something is end-
ing, but then again, I
am excited that a new
beginning is around
the corner," said
Adams.

"I am excited to go
into the digital field,"
added Geiger.

"I think the new ser-
vices, new equipment
and the updated look
of the facilities will
help us provide the
campus with all their
printing needs," said
Forrester.

"We are very excit-
ed about all of the
changes going on
with the new Digital
Printing Services," said
Nanney.

For more information
or to place an order,
call 7844.

http://pacer.utm.edu/

Viewpoints

The Pacer • October 25, 2005

Elizabeth Watts

Viewpoints Editor

E-mail pacer_opinions@utm.edu

On the Web pacer.utm.edu/viewpoints/

Online Forum pacer.utm.edu/discuss/

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Our View

Editorial: Critical eye
needed for new facility

Letters to the Editor

L ast week, quite an
entourage appeared
before the SGA sen-
ate to discuss a proposed
student recreation center.
Students were told the
center would cost $80 per
semester per student in a
new fee, and feedback was
sought on the pros and cons
of the proposed center.

We see the need for
new facilities on campus,
but aren't some academic
buildings also in need of
attention? Perhaps the fee
would be easier to swal-
low if equal attention were
given to creating new aca-
demic programs or improv-
ing what we already have.

However, a far worse
threat to our pocketbooks
is looming on the feder-
al horizon. U.S. House
Resolution 609, the House
Higher Education Act reau-
thorization bill, will do far
more damage to your abil-
ity to attend college than
will a new campus fee.

Every year, millions
of students fall short of
what the federal govern-
ment estimates is the cost
of paying for college, even
after adding up all avail-
able federal and state aid.

expected family contribu-
tions, and student work. A
typical low-income student
falls $3,800 short a year at
a four-year school, while
the typical middle-class
student falls $2,300 short.
Most of this money has to
be fronted by the student
through personal loans.

Some may say that this
is just Congress being fis-
cally responsible, ask-
ing American students
to shoulder more of the
burden. The truth is that
students already shoulder
more than they can afford.

A recent survey shows
that nearly half of all full-
time students work 25
hours or more a week. The
time spent on the job can
hurt academic performance,
further perpetuating a stu-
dent's stay in college.

H.R. 609 certainly doesn't
help this dire situation. The
resolution would freeze
Pell grants until 2013 along
with federal work-study
program funding.

These are a few of the
"cost-saving measures"
that are meant to "improve
the quality of higher educa-
tion" presented in the reso-
lution.

United Way brings help to
those in need

Everyone at some point
in their life has been struck
directly or indirectly by
hardship. You may have
looked to friends, family,
or some organization for
help. An organization that
is looked to for help all the
time is the United Way.

The United Way is an
organization that takes
donations from commu-
nity members, and invest

As each weekend here at
UTM approaches, a com-
mon question is asked
around campus: "What are
you doing this weekend?"
Unfortunately, the typical
answer for this question is
simply "Going home." It's
about time that UTM stu-
dents realize that college is
not just a Monday-Friday
job.

Being a student who
lives outside of the 2-hour
radius of Martin, it is not
often that I get to make
a trip home. However, I
can undoubtedly say that
it is on the weekends that
my most cherished college
memories occur. We hear
so often that college is the
best time of our lives. Yet,
I find myself wondering
how people can prove or
disprove this theory if all
they do is attend classes
during the week and then
head back home.

It goes without mention
that Martin's rural atmo-
sphere does not quite lend
itself to a wide selection of
activities. It is also a known
fact that a large majority of
UTM students' hometowns
also happen to be in rural

the money in the best
programs to change lives
and get results in Weakley
County.

Young, elderly, physically
and mentally challenged
people all benefit from the
donations. In addition to
people, they donate to the
Red Cross to fund projects
and help in emergency sit-
uations.

The campus is being ask
to donate whatever money
they can spare. Not only

Maggie

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Guest

Columnist

locations. However, one
of the biggest advantages
of Martin is its conducive-
ness to establishing closer
friendships. The quaint-
ness of Martin eliminates
the distractions of a busy
city. Only at UTM will a
student find his/her col-
leagues. Here, a student
will find the school that he/
she chose to attend. Here,
students will discover the
canvas on which to paint
"the best time of their life."

Don't let the quaint atmo-
sphere in Martin fool you.
The town has all the basic
necessities that any college
town needs. Students who
stay here on the weekends
often go out to eat or per-
haps even watch a movie
at the local theater. Often,
many people will go over
to a friends' apartment or
dorm room just to hang
out or watch a movie. Some
people even head off to
Jackson for a night of bowl-

are the students ask to par-
ticipate, the staff is as well.
Remember, if something
unfortunate happened to
you or someone you know,
you would want help from
a group such as the United
Way.

So go donate!

Megan Madden

Communications

Dyersburg

ing, skating, or a trip to
the mall. Many organiza-
tions on campus even offer
students options for week-
end activities. The Baptist
Collegiate Ministries spon-
sors a coffee house sever-
al times during a semes-
ter. Likewise, Reformed
University Fellowship often
has several outings that
they plan each school year.
Also, the Student's Activity
Council sponsors weekend
trips.

Ultimately, the weekends
here at UTM are what you
make of them. College will
never be "the best time
our life" if we just go to
classes Monday-Friday and
then head back home each
weekend. College happens
outside of classes because
it's in these moments that
we establish friendships.
So, to the students at UTM,
I extend a challenge: Give
a weekend in Martin a
chance. You may just find a
second home.

Maggie Hodges is a junior
public relations major from
Monteagle , Tenn.

Black-market
baby bargains
billed on eBay

I'm an eBay girl. I've spent
many hours browsing and
often finding a great deal on
something I really needed
or wanted. Since I've decid-
ed to start my own online
business. I've been trying
to find out all the secrets,
and in the process coming
across some strange things.

I've heard stories about
people selling toast with a
picture of Elvis on it, and a
woman finding disgarded
artificial limbs and putting
them up for sale. I believe
she earned $100 for two of
them.

Recently, people auc-
tioned parts of their bod-
ies. To the highest bidder,
a man was willing to tattoo
the name of a business on
his forehead. A woman in
Dyersburg tried to legally
change her name for the
right price. She wanted to
donate the proceeds to Hur-
ricane Katrina victims. Now
all of this seems completely
wacky to me, but harmless.
That unfortunately isn't al-
ways the case.

EBay has sites all over the
world. Each site has lists of
things that can't be auc-
tioned, because of laws in
the country. Naturally, peo-
ple will try to get around
the restrictions. Most of the
time they're caught and the
auction ended. I'm glad that
happened this time.

Eachnet, whose parent
company is eBay, is China's
online marketplace. Sun-
day, an ad was placed of-
fering babies for sale. Baby
boys cost $3500 and girls
went for $1500, emphasiz-
ing the importance of boys
in China. Delivery was
promised within 100 days
of payment. Thankfully the
ad shut down within hours
of being placed. All infor-
mation was turned over to
the authorities, which are
investigating.

China has a large black-
market for babies, who are
bought or kidnapped and
sold to people who want
a child. Although Chinese
law allows the death pen-
alty for the sale of infants, it
didn't serve as a determent
in this case.

I'm an optimist, so I'd like
to think the people behind
the ad had good intentions,
bringing unwanted babies
and childless couples to-
gether. I wish that was so,
but probably not. The mo-
tivator was the almighty
dollar. The depths to which
people will sink is appar-
ently limitless.

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Campus News

October 25, 2005

Senior Reporter

U.S. Rep. Harold Ford Jr.
made UTM a stop along
his campaign trail on Oct.
13. Ford spoke students
and faculty during a small
lunch-time reception and
later returned to UTM as
a guest speaker during
the Weakley County
Democratic meeting that
was hosted in the UC
ballroom. Ford is one of six
people who are running for
the U.S. Senate election in
2006.The Pacer was given
an exclusive interview with
Rep. Ford to talk about
some of the issues facing
America and some of the
reason why he is running
as a U.S. Senate candidate.

Harold Simmons, instructor of Political Science, discusses educational matters with U.S. Rep. Harold Ford Jr.
during his visit to UTM Oct. 13. Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs David Belote (right) introduced the
Democratic senate hopeful to a group of UTM students in the Skyhawk Cafeteria and around the Quad.

What makes you get up
in the morning and serve
as a Congressman and
makes you want to be our
next U.S. Senator?

The opportunity to turn
the country for the better
right now is so great. I love
the country and I love the
challenge with what we
have to do in the next ten
years: reduce our depen-
dence on oil, make it where
every kid can go to college
and graduate school and
get the budget situation in
Washington straightened
out.

If you were in the Senate
right now, how would you
have voted during the
confirmation hearings
for John Roberts and how
would you vote for Harriet
Miers?

I would have voted for
yes (for Roberts). I don't

know enough about her.
(Harriet Miers).

Why should college
students consider you as
a candidate for the U.S.
Senate?

This election is about the
future. If ten years from
now, fifteen years from
now, we're still going to
the gas station to pump
oil, we've failed. If ten
years from now, more kids
haven't graduated college
with science and math and
engineering degrees, then
we've failed. If ten years

from now college is ten
times or even five times
more expensive than it is
now, then we've failed.
That's why I think college
students in this election,
this election is so important
to college students.

Looking back at
Hurricane Katrina, what
do you think the three
branches of government
could have done differ-
ently?

We've got to move for-
ward. We have to make
sure that we don't make the

same mistakes. We have
not yet had an independent
commission look at what is
wrong with FEMA (Federal
Emergnecy Management
Agency). I can only tell you
what I see from looking
at it from the outside. It is
obvious that there is not
the coordination between
the federal government and
other entities. It is obvious
that the agency FEMA can
be overwhelmed pretty
easily. They should always
prepare for the absolute
worse when they go in cit-
ies and towns to work with

people. And I think finally,
we have seen now that the
military is going to have
to play a large role when
it comes to emergency pre-
paredness and response.
There is a proposal being
considered in Washington
right now that would create
a division in what we call
the Northern Command in
Colorado. The sole purpose
of that force would be to
respond to natural disas-
ters. We need to look at this
and explore this, but the
administration has been
reluctant to do this.

Senate candidate Ford outlines vision for America

Kevin Teets

What advice do you have
to offer to college students
today?

Do the hard stuff. Take
science, math, engineer-
ing, and related courses. If
you have learned Spanish
or French, then thank God.
But, I would encourage
you to learn another one:
Mandarin, Farces, Arabic,
something that we like to
consider mission critical.
The Chinese will be our
biggest competitor. I would
encourage science, math
engineering and a foreign
language.

The other Democratic
contender in the U.S.
Senate race is state Sen.
Rosalind Kurita. Kurita
is a former commissioner
for Montgomery County,
a businesswoman and a
nurse.

Republican contenders
in the Senate race include
Ed Bryant, Chattanooga
Mayor Bob Corker, and Van
Hilleary. Bryant is a former
congressman, former U.S.
attorney, an army veteran
and a candidate in the 2002
Senate race.

Mayor Corker is a for-
mer real estate developer.
Hilleary is a former con-
gressman, attorney. Gulf
War Veteran and a nomi-
nee for the 2002 governor's
race in Tennessee.

Candidate John Jay
Hooker is running as an
independent. He is cur-
rently an attorney, a former
newspaper publisher and a
frequent candidate in many
elections.

UTM Public Safety officer
takes job with city police

Staff Reports

The Martin Police Depart-
ment recently hired Patrol
Officer Mike Wenz of the
UTM Department of Pub-
lic Safety to fill a vacancy
in the patrol ranks for the
city's department.

Wenz is a 1995 graduate
of Westview High School
and is a sophomore at
UTM. Wenz has worked as
an officer for Public Safety
for six years before going to
work for the MPD.

"The professional train-
ing and skills obtained by
Officer Wenz while serv-
ing the university will cer-

Wenz

tainly enhance his ability
to adjust quickly and pro-
ficiently to his new duties
with our department," said
David Moore, chief of police
for the MPD. "The City of
Martin Police Department
is pleased to have Officer
Wenz as the newest addi-
tion to our force."

Greeks announce national
honors from headquarters

Diverse panel addresses gender issues

Kenetra Robertson
Staff Writer

Despite what one popular author
might have led some people to be-
lieve, men are not from Venus and
women are not from Mars. Each sex
resides right here on Earth together
whether they want to or not. Since the
beginning of time men and women
have had a difference of opinion on
certain topics such as raising children,
the workplace, and sex. The Black
Student Association and the Interna-
tional Student Association decided to
collaborate to get a panel of men from
different backgrounds and ethnicities
so students could pick the brain of the
college male.

This discussion took place at 7 p.m.
on Oct. 13 in Watkins Auditorium. As
guests walked in they were asked to
write down any questions they want-
ed to ask the panel. ISA president.
Crystal Jones, thanked everyone for

coming out and asked that the audi-
ence respect what the panel had to
say.

Many of the questions that were
asked dealt with what the men
thought about women. For instance
when asked, "What is the first thing
that you notice about a woman?"
some responses were, her manner-
isms, character, physical beauty and
her level of confidence.

Other questions that were asked
were not as easy to answer, espe-
cially ones that dealt with sex. When
asked, "Why do men think about sex
so much?" responses included. Re-
lationships are really about sex, con-
versation stimulates sex, animalistic
instinct and peer pressure."

Some questions addressed the char-
acter of men. When asked, "Why
are all men dogs", some responses
included. Most men put themselves
in this category voluntarily, all guys
are not dogs, women are picking the

wrong ones, that is stereotyping and
it is not true and the question could
use more clarification because there is
a big difference between being a man
and being a male." Another question
dealing with character was, "Why do
men lie?" some responses were. It is a
bad habit, to get something that they
want and because they have been lied
to."

The responses to the question "Why
do men try to have more than one
girlfriend?" caused some members of
the audience to squirm in their seats.
"The woman doesn't do what the man
wants sexually, some men are just test-
ing the waters, not ready to commit
and the he might like some different
things about different women."

Discussions of relationships, family
and morals continued throughout the
night. Each male did not answer every
question, but many of them did feel
the same way about several topics.

Revised GRE touted to better gauge test-takers

Staff Reports

Three UTM greek or-
ganizations won national
awards during
break.

Alpha Gamma Rho
ceived the Gold Chapter
Award, Chapter Scholar-
ship Recognition Excel-
lence, High Honor, House
Mother Award for Longev-

summer

re-

ity and the Outstanding
Adviser Award.

Kappa Alpha won their
National Recruitment
Award.

The Alpha Delta Pi Soror-
ity was awarded the Chap-
ter Excellence Philanthropy
Award, Diamond Four
Point Award and awards
for recruitment and aca-
demic excellence.

Will York

News Editor

After four years of re-
search and planning, a re-
vamped Graduate Records
Exam will be a better judge
of students' knowledge
among graduate school ap-
plicants, test administrators
say.

The changes signal what
the Educational Testing
Service, the company that
administers the test for

graduate school admission,
calls "the most significant
overhaul of the GRE Gen-
eral Test in the test's 55-year
history.

David Payne, executive
director of the GRE Pro-
gram, says that the new
test format will include
more scenarios that closely
mimic true life as well as
more questions pertaining
to data interpretation.

"The new test will em-
phasize complex reason-

ing skills that are closely
aligned to graduate work,"
Payne said.

ETS says the new changes
will also improve the valid-
ity of the GRE.

Like the SAT, the GRE
will include a section that
is not scored but used for
calibration purposes.

The test will increase

The Verbal Reasoning sec-
tion will place greater em-
phasis on higher cognitive
skills and less emphasis on

vocabulary. The Quantita-
tive Reasoning section will
include fewer geometry
questions and more real-
life scenarios. Analytical
Writing will be 15 minutes
shorter and will include
more focused questions.

Also, the test will increase
to more than four hours, up
from the current two-and-
a-half-hour exam.

The changes will be in
effect for the October 2006
administration.

Campus Bulletin Board

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not necessarily guarantee printing. Call (731) 881-7780 for more information.

English Film Series

The next installment in the English Film Series, Much
Ado About Nothing , will be shown at 7 p.m. tonight in
the Watkins Auditorium.

Foreign Film Series

Le Violon Rouge , "The Red Violin," will be shown at 7
p.m. in the Watkins Auditorium as part of the Foreign
Film Series. The film will be shown in French and is
staged in 1998 Montreal.

Trick or Treat

UTM will be holding Halloween trick or treating
from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. next Monday, Oct. 31 at the
Chancellor's Residence.

FBI internships

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering sum-
mer internships in Washington, D.C. and Quantico, Va.

Internships are open to juniors, seniors and graduate
students pursuing any major with at least a 3.0 GPA.
It is paid and includes housing. More information is
available at the Employment Office.

Criminal Justice Society

UTM's Criminal Justice Society, a club for criminal
justice majors and those with at least one credit in
criminal justice, will be meeting at 12:15 p.m. Thursday
in Sociology 101.

Interfaith Block Party

The Interfaith Center's annual Block Party will be
held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 on the
UC patio. This year's theme is "6,484 for We Care," and
the block party will include a food drive for We Care, a
Martin-based community service organization. As part
of the drive, there will a be a competition for residence
halls, greek organizations and student organizations
for bringing the most food to the event.

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

SABER, a student organization geared at preventing
sexual assault, is hosting "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"
a dramatic program about relationships and safety
at 8 p.m. Thursday in UC 206. The Murray State Peer
Educators will be performing. The event is free and
will be both entertaining and informative.

Law school visit

Representatives from the admissions offices of the UT
College of Law and the Cecil C. Humphreys School of
Law at the University of Memphis will be visiting UTM
on Monday, Nov. 7. They will give a brief orientation at
3 p.m. in UC 229 followed by individual consultations.
The orientation and consultation are open to any stu-
dents interested in attending law school.

October 25, 2005 Campus News Page 4

Facility: Continued from Cover

Department of Housing.

Interim Vice Chancellor
for Student Affairs David
Belote opened the forum by
giving a history of student
recreation at UTM, begin-
ning with 1963, when the
Skyhawk Fieldhouse was
the only facility available
for student use. The Elam
Center opened in 1977, and
Belote said that at the time
the multiple use facility was
"an envy of the area," but
that the university quickly
fell behind.

"In the early '90s, uni-
versities started building
student fee-driven student
recreation facilities," Belote
said. "We've gone as far as
we can in our facilities."

Belote said UTM is the
only school in Tennessee
without a facility dedi-
cated solely to student rec-
reation. Presently, student
recreation, which includes
students using the facilities
on their own and organized
intramural games, shares
the facility with the Depart-
ment of Intercollegiate Ath-
letics and with the Depart-
ment of Health and Human
Performance.

McClure said that 3,070
students participated in in-
tramurals in the 2004-2005
year, and that intramurals
need expanded facilities to
better serve students.

Campus Recreation em-
ploys 120 student employ-
ees.

McClure presented a
slideshow of similar fa-
cilities at area universities,
including a 73,000-square-
foot facility at Murray State.
SGA and Campus Recre-
ation formed a committee
of students to visit Murray
to evaluate their center, and
McClure said UTM's pro-
posed facility would closely
match Murray's.

Belote, Hooten and Mc-
Clure all agreed that the
biggest advantage of the
facility is being able to hold
intramural events at any
time.

"Our goal is to be able to
move out of the Elam Cen-
ter completely," McClure
said. "That includes even-
tually moving our offices.
And that opens up the Elam
Center for athletics."

If constructed, the facility
will be the largest building

on campus at 80,000 square
feet, with the four-story Hu-
manities Building in second
at 65,000 square feet.

The plans are in place, but
now the future of the facil-
ity is in the hands of stu-
dents.

"(University administra-
tion) decided the funding of
this facility would be con-
tingent on approval from
the students. That would be
from student government,"
Hooten said.

SGA President James
Orr, who opened the event
and fielded questions from
students, said, "The sena-
tors will be commissioned
to talk to students and see
what they want. On Nov. 3,
we will vote."

Orr said SGA will work
with Campus Recreation
to set up a survey on the
myUTMartin online portal
to gauge student support
of the facility by tomorrow.
But Orr stopped short in
saying that he would sup-
port a student referendum
on the proposed fee in-
crease.

Belote said he was not
sure what would become

of the vacated facilities in
the Elam Center and the
University Center once the
center is opened, but he
said work is being done to
determine what the empty
space will house. If the facil-
ity is built with four basket-
ball courts, UTM will have
seven courts plus practice
facilities in the Elam Cen-
ter. But David Belote said
one of the gyms is not used
for student recreation, but
for banquets and "other
community events," even
though it is equipped with
basketball goals.

As for the empty space in
the UC, Belote said specu-
lative plans include moving
the university bookstore
into the area that is cur-
rently the cardiovascular
and weight training area in
the UC.

An ongoing debate on the
facility has been whether or
not faculty, staff and com-
munity members would be
allowed to use the facilities
funded through student
fees. McClure told stu-
dents, "We want this to be
your facility, a place to call
your own."

McClure then said the fa-
cilities would be opened up
to students' spouses, their
dependents and faculty and
staff for use after buying a
membership. Membership
fees would match the fees
students pay to fund the fa-
cilities, McClure said.

Sen. Emre Serbest dis-
agreed with the member-
ships. "If members of the
community can buy mem-
berships, then why can't the
students buy memberships
as well?" Serbest said it was
unfair that faculty and staff
have the option of purchas-
ing memberships, but stu-
dents do not.

Hooten told students that
if students bought mem-
berships there would be no
way of assuring revenue
flow and that it would be
difficult to purchase bonds
under those conditions.

Other senators were con-
cerned that there wouldn't
be a pool in the new facility.
Some said that they would
be willing to pay $90 per
semester if a pool would be
included in the plans.

SGA President James Orr
said the student recreation

center is the "most impor-
tant issue facing UTM and
SGA today." Orr has spo-
ken out in support of the
construction of the facility
and the subsequent fee in-
crease.

Senators were required
to bring two students to
the forum in order to raise
awareness of the plans.

In other business, SGA
Senate voted to impeach
Sen. Eric Rivera for exces-
sive absence from senate
and committee meetings
with Sen. Emre Serbest vot-
ing against the impeach-
ment.

Senate also unanimously
passed Resolution 3 af-
ter amending it twice for
grammatical errors. The
resolution congratulates
Mike Abney, John Abel,
Steve Vantrease, David
Belote, Rob Goad, Charley
Deal and the SGA Elections
Committee for their work
on Homecoming.

SGA's next meeting,
which will be held at 9 p.m.
on Nov. 3 in the UC Legisla-
tive Chamber will focus on
the recreation center issue.

d°

Police Report

The information contained in this report is taken directly from public records distributed by the UTM Department of Public Safety. DPS can
be contacted by calling (731) 881-7777.

Clarification:

UTM student Chris-
topher Turner has not
been arrested by the
Department of Public
Safety.

2:10 p.m. Oct. 10
Lot 5

Mr. Adam Gibson was
arrested for vandal-
ism. (General Sessions
Court)

10:35 p.m. Oct. 10
University Village

Mr. Jonathan Long-
worth was arrested
for possession of a
Schedule III con-
trolled substance
with intent to resell,
possession of a pro-
hibited weapon, and
possession of drug
paraphenalis. (Gen-
eral Sessions Court)

12:09 p.m. Oct. 10
Lot 12

Vehicle towed due to
excessive amount of
parking tickets.

1:41 p.m. Oct. 10
Student Health

Reported unruly
subject, subject was
gone on arrival of the

officers.

1:48 p.m. Oct. 10
Filedhouse

Report of a subject
having a seizure. Sub-
ject was treated on the
scene and transported
to hospital by EMS.

7:33 a.m. Oct. 4
McCord Hall

Subject reported
being harassed by an-
other subject. (Investi-
gation continues.)

4:40 p.m. Oct. 10
McCord Hall

Subject reported theft
of porperty from their
room. (Investigation
Continues.)

9:51 a.m. Oct. 11
Lot 19

Vehicle towed due to
excessive amount of
parking tickets.

1:41 p.m. Oct. 11
Lot 19

Vehicle towed due to
excessive amount of
parking tickets.

8:36 a.m. Oct. 12
Lovelace St.

Mr. Jeffrey Sifrit was

issued a citation for
expired license plate.
(City Court)

9:30 p.m. Oct. 12
Hannings Lane

Mr. Garrett Flannery
was issued a citation
for stop sign viola-
tion. (City Court)

11:31 p.m. Oct. 12
Lot 5

Vehicle towed due to
excessive amount of
parking tickets.

9:27 p.m. Oct. 12
Cooper Hall

Subject reported to
have passed out. Sub-
ject was treated at the
scene and transported
to hospital by EMS.

6:38 p.m. Oct. 13
University Center

Report of a confronta-
tion between two sub-
jects. Situation was
over upon officers
arrival. Neither sub-
ject wished to pursue
the matter. (Report on
file.)

10:42 p.m. Oct. 13
Quadrangle

Subject an injury on

their left leg. Refused
EMS. (Report on file.)

9:33 a.m. Oct. 14
Lot 4

Vehicle towed due to
excessive amount of
parking tickets.

12:38 p.m. Oct. 14
University St.

Mr. James Morton
issued a citation for
expired license plate.
(City Court)

1:29 p.m. Oct. 15
Loti

Traffic accident in-
volving two vehicles,
(report on file.)

7:06 p.m. Oct. 18
Fieldhouse

Employee was injured
while performing
their duty and trans-
ported to the hospital.

12:19 p.m. Oct. 18
Lot 5

Vehicle towed due to
excessive amount of
parking tickets.

7:15 p.m. Oct. 19
University Village

Mr. Seth T. Ray was
cited for simple

possession of mari-
juana, possession of
drug paraphenalia,
and violation of the
drinking age law. Mr.
Michael J. Williams
was cited for simple
possession of mari-
juana and possession
of drug paraphenalia.
Both subjects referred
to General Sessions
Court. Mr. Michael H.
SKoszela was referred
to Student Affairs for
violation of the drink-
ing age law.

9:51 p.m. Oct. 19
Cooper Hall

Subejct reported hav-
ing severe back pain
and treated at the
scene and transported
to the hospital by
EMS.

1:50 a.m. Oct. 20
University Village

Mr. Christopher J.
Stricklin was referred
to Student Affairs for
violation of the drink-
ing age law.

9:16 a.m. Oct. 20
University St.

Mr. James R Hiller
was cited for expired

license plate and vio-
lation of seat belt law.
(City Court)

1:14 p.m. Oct. 20
Lot 19

Vehicle towed due to
excessive amount of
parking tickets.

5:30 p.m. Oct. 20
Wayne Fisher Dr.

Ms. ANgela R.
Johnson was cited for
expired license plate
and no insurance.
(General Sessions
Court)

9:49 a.m. Oct. 21
Lot 19

Subject reported dam-
age to their vehicle.
(Investigation contin-
ues.)

12:05 a.m. Oct. 21
Humanities

Subject reported his
bike was missing.

Bike was later found
and returned to
subject.

3:24 a.m. Oct. 22
Lee St.

Mr. Donald o. Ragon
was arrested for pub-
lic intoxication and

evading arrest. (Gen-
eral Session Court)

8:30 a.m. Oct. 22
Motor Pool

University vehicle
had the back glass ac-
cidentally broken out
of the behicle. (Report
on file.)

2:55 a.m. Oct. 23
Lot 19

Mr. Christopher T.
Hale was arrested for
DUI and avoiding a
traffic control device.
(General Sessions
Court)

9:15 p.m. Oct. 23
University Courts

Subject reported some
vandalism to their
apartment. (Investiga-
tion continues.)

1:17 p.m. Oct. 24
Cooper Hall

Subject reported
haveing back pain
and was treated at the
scene.

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Phi Mu Alpha “Musicale” is a celebration of brotherhood

Rebecca Gray

Staff Writer

After the lights dimmed in the Harriet Fulton Theatre
last Wednesday evening, the brothers of Phi Mu Alpha
took the stage to perform for a generous audience of clas-
sical music lovers in the "Phi Mu Alpha Musicale/' spon-
sored by the Department of Music.

To start the program, the Sigma Psi Choir ascended on a
step platform to sing "Hail Sinfonia", a traditional Phi Mu
Alpha song, when an apparent glitch in the construction
of the stands allowed a choir member to stumble, to the
amusement of the audience.

Daniel Spencer and Scott Roberts collaborated in a
French horn and piano duet to play the smooth "Nell."
Marimba player Bryan Scott impressed the audience with
his sprightly rendition of "Marimba Concerto Suite."

Jason Eckford and William Sharmann, together with
Lantonio Jackson and Tony Ison, performed the jovial
"Wabash Cannon Ball" as a euphonium and tuba quartet.
Marimba player Benjamin Martin delivered his somber in-
terpretation of "Adventures of Ivan" before the Sigma Psi

Choir sang another traditional song, "Red and Black."

Pianist Linda Farmer accompanied the choir in "Com-
panions All" before she and trumpet player Steven Stew-
art performed the stately "All Antica." Andrew Hamp-
ton and Steven Westbrook, both on trumpet, together
with Daniel Spencer, Justin Condron and Kevin Ward, on
French horn, trombone, and tuba respectively, performed
the bold "Kyrie."

Marimba player Clint Rawls, along with djembe and
hooves player Julie Hill, awed the crowd with their eclec-
tic version of "Ghanaia." The Musicale concluded with
the Sigma Psi Choir singing their "Parting Song."

But the highlight of the evening occurred in the Fine Arts
Building lobby, where the Phi Mu Alpha brothers gathered
to sing the traditional "Vive L 'Amour" to the departing
audience.

The Rev. Elwood Doss, chapter advisor for Phi Mu Al-
pha, said, "The members of Phi Mu Alpha make a com-
mitment to promote the cause of music in America and
to support the university in every way that they can. Be-
cause of their common bond of music, they enjoy a close
brotherhood and camaraderie. They are a real asset to the

Department of Music in particular, and to the university
as a whole."

"The choir has been working really hard. We've really
been focusing on our musicianship and continuing in our
everlasting brotherhood," said Sigma Psi Choir director
Steven Westbrook.

"The show was very well organized and very enjoyable,"
said junior Lauren Bivens. Sophomore Heather Weirs also
commented on the show, saying, "You can tell they put a
lot of hard work into it."

"It was a friendly performance in which the reward
came from the love of the music we played," said perform-
er Benjamin Martin.

"We've been putting this together since the beginning
of the semester. It's a lot of hard work trying to fit the 4-
part harmony together. It takes the efforts of everybody
to learn their parts. But with the help of our choral direc-
tor Mark Simmons, we thankfully put on a great show. A
special thank you goes to the instrumental music group
that helped to make our program a success," said choir
member Kevin Ward.

Violent video games, crime,
politics and Hillary Clinton

Jay Baker

Entertainment Writer

In Washington D.C. on
Monday, lawmakers intro-
duced the Children and
Media Research Advance-
ment Act (CAMRA Act)
which, if passed will create
a program within the Cen-
ter for Disease Control to
study the effects of media
on children.

With video games becom-
ing ever more popular, they
have come under the scru-
tiny of not only parents but
the media and politicians as
well.

There are some who claim
that playing violent video
games can lead to violent
behavior, es-
pecially in
younger gam-
ers. On the
other hand,
some claim
that video
games serve
an education-
al purpose
by stress-
ing problem
solving skills.

While scien-
tists remain
divided on
whether or
not there is
concrete sci-
entific evidence to support
either of these claims, one
thing is certain: violence in
video games has not caused
an "epidemic" of youth vio-
lence.

According to the Bureau
of Justice Statistics' web-
site, violent crime rates (not
just crimes committed by
young people but all crime)
are considerably down and
at an all time low in most

areas. Since the release of
Sony's PlayStation in 1995,
violent crime by the per-
ceived age for offenders
age 12 through 17 has gone
down 57 percent..

Games like Grand Theft
Auto: San Andreas have
caught the most flak. There
has been an abundance of
news coverage about this
game and its predecessors.
Most notably, former first
lady and possible presiden-
tial hopeful Hillary Clin-
ton has spoken out against
GTA on several occasions
saying that it "[Grand Theft
Auto] has so many demean-
ing messages about women
and so encourages violent
imagination and activi-

ties and it scares parents....
They're playing a game
that encourages them to
have sex with prostitutes
and then murder them. You
know, that's kind of hard to
digest."

Clinton went on to say,
"Now we know about 92
percent of children and
teenagers play some form
of video games. And we

know that nine out of ten of
the top selling video games
contain violence."

While Clinton is right in
her statements, they could
lead people to think that
video games affect all chil-
dren the same way. Sure,
children who display vio-
lent tendencies probably do
play video games, but so do
millions of other children,
the vast majority of which
do not display any violent
behavior.

Many gamers view vio-
lent games as an "outlet" for
their aggression, enabling
them to express their anger
by hurting virtual people as
opposed to real people.

"I feel that playing video
games for the last 10
years has substantially
increased my men-
tal ability to be able
to better understand
the world around me.
Violent video games
are merely an outlet
for the aggression that
people give me every-
day of my life," said
computer science ma-
jor Ryan Wallace.

Unfortunately, there
are many who have
the misconception that
crime rates are terribly
high and that this is in
some way related to
video games increased
popularity of the last de-
cade.

It is important that gam-
ers understand the chang-
ing climate in which their
pastime is viewed. Even
more importantly, they
should let their representa-
tive know what they think
about video game and me-
dia policy.

BSA puts on a ‘wild’ show

Deikeya Greer

Staff Writer

On Tuesday, Oct. 15,
B.S.A. presented "Wild
'N Out in Watkins", and
man was this show wild.
The show began with BSA
president Melanie Turner,
donned in an ugly purple
floral print housecoat and
an afro-centric wig, per-
forming a parody of the late
80's classic movie "Lean on
Me." She and her rowdy
choir prepared the audi-
ence for the show in store
and immediately received
their participation. And
with laughter in the air the
show began.

For those that aren't fa-
miliar with the MTV show
"Nick Canon presents Wild
'N Out," it is an improv
show based on two teams
that battle for points which
are earned by performing
various improv acts. The

games are given by the
DJ/co-host and topics are
shouted at random by au-
dience members. "Wild 'N
Out in Watkins" was very
similar to this with the ex-
ception that the games and
topics were already decid-
ed.

Players kept the audi-
ence laughing with two
"R&Beef" songs in which a
topic was given and teams
were made to sing about
the topic in some form of a
love ballad. Team "Grits"
was given the topic "stretch
marks" and decided to take
an R. Kelly hit and turn it in
to a stretch mark love song.
While team "Facemob"
decided to keep it simple
with their topic "std" and
go for the laughs. Win-
ning the "R&Beef" round
was crowd-favorite team
"Grits." Arthaniel "TJ" Bai-
ley added to the excitement
by taking off his shirt and

proudly displaying his own
stretch marks.

The show concluded with
the two teams battling lyri-
cally in a game known as
"Wildstyle" in which team
members stand face-to-face
and "check" each other on
everything they can possi-
bly think of. The winner of
it all was team "Grits". All
in all it was a great show
and wonderfully funny.

"I am glad to see that BSA
is once again making them-
selves a power house on
campus for students with
no Greek affiliation" says
UTM Alumni Kera Jenious.
"It was nice to see all the
students come out to show
support for BSA."

But don't worry. The en-
tertainment doesn't stop
here. Stay tuned for the next
BSA event "Out of Control
Dance Off" on November
18.

Zeta Phi Beta holds first fashion show

Ashley Hodges

Staff Writer

The ladies of Zeta Phi Beta
sorority held their first fash-
ion/talent show on Thurs-
day, Oct. 13 in the Student
Life Center. Adrienne Brent,
a senior communications
major and member of Zeta
Phi Beta served as MC.

"Participation from stu-
dents is greatly appreciated
by me and the sorority,"
said Brent about those who
attended the event, where
students were able to enjoy
fashion and music from fel-
low classmates.

The show was divided
into the usual scenes such
as casual dress and busi-
ness attire. In between the
scenes, other various acts
performed, such as a song
from UTM football player
Anthony Ivy. The most
popular fashion scene ap-
peared to be business attire
with participants including
Cardell Moore and Richard
Dorsey, as well as Zeta Phi
Beta sorority members Ebo-
nie Reed and India Dean.

A definite crowd pleaser
was an original dance per-
formance by a female duo
called V.I.P. Despite their

best efforts, the winners for
the evening were Brenae
Davis, Shavonda Nathan-
iel, and Jason Holloway
with their version of the
song "The Way" by neo-
soul singer Jill Scott.

D' Anitra Reynolds, a se-
nior education major from
Dyersburg said, "I really
liked the business scene
because everyone was well
put together. Phiquita's suit
was sharp."

Brent said that students
should continue to support
their organization because
they will go on to bring
more activities to partici-

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Vanguard Theatre will present William
Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
at the Harriet Fulton Theatre on Nov. 10-
13.

A Midsummer Night's Dream, the first of
Vanguard's three productions for the 2005-
2006 season, tells the story of a group of
young lovers who spend a night lost in the
forest surrounding Athens.

The lovers wander into the woods after
Hermia disobeys the Duke of Athens' com-
mand to marry Demetrius. Hermia and her
lover, Lysander, go into the forest first and
are followed by Demetrius and Helena.

While in the woods the group becomes
entangled in a series of spells and practical
jokes orchestrated by Oberon, king of the
fairies, and his servant. Puck. In the end
the spells serve their purpose as each lover
ends up with the one they love.

Two other plots also unfold as the play
moves forward. The feud between Oberon
and his wife, Titania, is important to the
play, as is a group of local artisans who
wonder into the forest to practice their
craft.

Ken Zimmerman, the director, said the
play will be easy to follow because of the
work of the fairies and the cast's knowl-
edge of the play.

"We know the story very well so we'll tell
it as clear as we can," Zimmerman said.

Evening shows will begin at 8 p.m., while
the Sunday matinee will start at 3 p.m. The
box office will be open from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m. daily beginning Nov. 7 and two hours
before each performance.

Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for the
general public.

October 25, 2005

Sports

Page 6

Volleyball can’t pick up road wins against Lady Panthers, Redhawks

Skyhawks continue to struggle away as
they drop two conference matches

Brad Hurt

Assistant Sports Editor

The Skyhawk volleyball
team fell to 0-8 in Ohio Val-
ley Conference play with
3-0 road losses to Eastern
Illinois and SEMO.

EIU remained perfect in
the OVC by winning three
hard-fought games against
the Skyhawks.

Game one went to EIU,
30-25, as the Lady Pan-
thers held the Skyhawks
to an .029 hitting percent-
age and allowed them to
pick up only nine kills.
The Skyhawks finished the

game with eight errors.

The Lady Panthers
jumped out to a quick 5-0
lead in the game thanks to
several Skyhawk errors.
Their lead soon disap-
peared as the Skyhawks
charged back to even the
score at 7-7 after three con-
secutive EIU errors.

A Morgan Kilpatrick
service ace then put the
Skyhawks ahead, 8-7. The
lead proved to be short-
lived as EIU regrouped fol-
lowing a timeout to go on a
7-0 run to take the lead for
good.

They built the lead to as

many as 11 points before
a late Skyhawk charge
trimmed the lead to three
points at 28-25.

After giving up the first
three points of the second
game, the Skyhawks pulled
even and the score re-
mained fairly close for the
majority of the game.

Trailing 15-11, the
Skyhawks got five consecu-
tive points from the service
game of sophomore outside
hitter Jamie Hollins to claim
the lead.

Once EIU pulled even,
the teams entered a fierce
battle for momentum, a bat-
tle won by EIU, who pulled
away to lead by as many as
eight points.

Once again, the Skyhawks

were able to cut into the lead
near the end of the game.

Sophomore setter Shelby
Knose contributed two ser-
vice aces to keep her team in
the game in the later stages.
In the end, EIU claimed a
30-26 win.

The Skyhawks were out-
hit in the game, .196 to
.167.

The third game was
the closest of all as the
Skyhawks fell, 32-30 and
held a game point oppor-
tunity. The Skyhawks led,
30-29, before giving up the
final three points of the
game.

The game got off to a rough
start for the Skyhawks, who
fell behind 5-1 after com-
mitting four early errors.

A streak of EIU errors
allowed the Skyhawks to
claim the lead briefly at 10-
8 before the Lady Panthers
recovered.

Neither team was able
to establish control of the
game until the Skyhawks
built a 23-18 advantage.

The Skyhawks held the
lead at five points until a
late EIU run cut the lead
from 28-23 to 28-27.

Sophomore middle Kath-
ryn Sprague then racked up
a kill to set up game point
for the Skyhawks.

After three consecutive
EIU points, a Sarah Jett kill
set up another game point
for the Skyhawks. The last
three points of the game
went to the Lady Panthers

to clinch the match.

Rebecca Palmer finished
Saturday's match with 12
kills and Kathryn Sprague
hit .412 but SEMO came
away with the 3-0 win to
improve their OVC record
to 5-3.

SEMO out hit the
Skyhawks, .283-. 171 for the
match.

The Skyhawks' best per-
formance came in game two
when they put up a .324 hit-
ting percentage.

The Skyhawks picked up
34 kills and 37 digs in the
match. Randi Wooldridge
led the team on defense
with nine digs.

Shelby Knose led the team
with 15 assists while Mor-
gan Kilpatrick added 11.

Skyhawk of the Week

Senior volleyball player Rebecca
Palmer picked up 18 kills and 14 digs in
the Skyhawks' 3-1 victory over OVC rival
Tennessee Tech. Palmer led a balanced
attack by the Skyhawks. It was the 13th
match on the season in which she was the
team leader in kills. She is currently tied
for the team lead in kills for the season
with Jamie Hollins, averaging 2.53 per
game.

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Senior Rebecca Palmer picked up
a double-double in Saturday’s OVC
win against Tennessee Tech.

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Sports

Page 7

Sky hawks throw away OVC losses to Jacksonville, Samford

Ten interceptions in two games
snap UTM’s 3-game winning streak

Amy Eddings

Sports Editor

UNIVERSITY RELATIONS

Tailback Don Chapman rushed for 134 yards during
Saturday’s conference loss against Samford.

Two weeks ago, the
Skyhawks went to Jackson-
ville State with hopes of
knocking off the two-time
defending OVC champion
Gamecocks.

Unfortunately, JSU

showed early in the game
that they wouldn't easily be
removed from the top.

On the second drive of
the game, the Skyhawks
fumbled a punt allowing
Jacksonville to recover the
ball and run it back for a
touchdown with just a min-
ute and a half off the clock.

After that mistake, sloppy
play by the Skyhawks in-
cluding five interceptions
resulted in two more unan-
swered Gamecock touch-
downs and a field goal in
the first half.

The score headed into
halftime saw the Skyhawks
down 24-0.

UTM came out of the
break and looked like they
might turn things around.

Five minutes into the half,
the Skyhawks put their first
points on the board after
a 10 play, 66-yard drive
capped off with a two yard
TD run by tailback Don
Chapman.

Keeping the momentum
up, linebacker David Gilm-
ore forced a fumble that
was recovered on the JSU
39 yard line by rover Jack
Greenwood.

A Gamecock personal
foul penalty moved the
Skyhawks to the 24 yard
line. Quarterback and team
co-captain Brady Wahlberg
picked up his first touch-
down of the day on a 24-

yard rush and the Skyhawks
found themselves down 10
points with a quarter and a
half to play.

The Gamecocks scored
again on the next drive and
put themselves back up 31-
14.

Skyhawk kicker Taylor
Brown put the final points
on the board for UTM with
a 40-yard field goal with
just over 12 minutes left in
the game.

Jacksonville was able to
capitalize on an unsports-
manlike conduct penalty
against the Skyhawks and
ran in another touchdown
to put the final score at 37-
17.

This was the first confer-
ence loss for the Skyhawks.

Before facing Jacksonville
State, Wahlberg had given
up just one interception all
season.

"For the first time this
year we turned the ball over
and it cost us," head coach
Matt Griffin said. "That was
the difference in the game.
"For 30 minutes we were
not focused and we were
not doing our job," Griffin
said. "I was a little disap-
pointed. For the first time
this season we beat our-
selves."

Penalties also hurt the
Skyhawks as they were
charged with nine for 88
yards.

Offensively, Wahlberg
was 17-for-31 for 163 yards
passing and also picked up
100 yards on the ground.
Chapman also picked up 96
rushing yards on the after-
noon.

Wide receiver Taurean
Stephens caught nine pass-
es for 91 yards and tight
end Cole Duncan had three

catches for 31 yards.

On the defense, three
players were tied with eight
tackles: Gilmore, defensive
tackle Joseph Threats, and
free safety and team co-
captain Chad McMahan.
Behind them with seven
was linebacker Markeseo
Jackson.

UTM then looked to the
other OVC school from Ala.
to up their win total.

The Skyhawks put the
first points on the board
late in the first quarter on a
22 yard field goal by Brown
after an impressive 14-play,
79-yard drive.

The Bulldogs evened the
score early in the second on
a 38-yard field goal. On the
next drive, the Skyhawks
pulled again on another
field goal by Brown, this
one from 26 yards.

But, Samford came right
back and scored the first
touchdown of the game to
take a 10-6 lead with a little
under three minutes left in
the half.

As has been the trend all
season, the Skyhawks went
into the break behind in the
score.

Unfortunately for UTM,
they weren't able to get the
ball to the end zone until
there were only six minutes
remaining in the game.

Samford scored early in
the second half on a 28-
yard interception return to
put the score at 17-6. UTM
answered with, yet again, a
25-yard field goal by Brown
to cut the lead to 17-9.

Twice more in the third
quarter the Bulldogs were
able to score, the second
coming of another intercep-
tion return, this one for 31
yards, to put Samford up
30-9 after Skyhawk defen-
sive end and co-captain An-
dre Plummer blocked the
extra point.

The Skyhawks did at-
tempt a comeback in the
fourth quarter, scoring two
touchdowns, but fell short
in the end.

The first TD came off an
11 -yard pass from Wahl-
berg to wide receiver Jamal
Akbar to make the score 16-
30. Hoping to keep things
going in the Skyhawks
favor, UTM scored again
two drives later, this time
on a 17-yard pass to Ak-
bar with only two and half
minutes left in the game.
The extra point attempt was
blocked, snapping Brown's
perfect PAT record for the
season.

The Skyhawks then went
for the onside kick and held
Samford to a short 7-yard
drive.

With 16 seconds left on
the clock UTM, regained
possession and Wahl-
berg's 'Hail Mary' attempt
was intercepted and the
Skyhawks dropped their
second straight conference
game.

Despite the loss, the
Skyhawk defense managed
to hold the Bulldogs to just
101 yards rushing and 118
yards passing.

Leading the defense for
the fifth game in a row was
Gilmore, with 12 tackles, all
solo. Behind him was Mc-
Mahan with 11, and corner-
back Jason Coleman with
seven and a sack. Plummer
also had two of UTM's five
total sacks on the day.

On the offense, Wahl-
berg was 16-for-33 for 175
yards, but threw another
five interceptions. Chap-
man broke 100 yards rush-
ing for the first time since
the Skyhawks faced Gard-
ner-Webb on Sept. 24 with
134. Chapman is now just
32 yards away from break-
ing 1000 all-purpose yards
for the season.

In the receiving game.
Chapman also had 53 yards
on 3 catches which was
good enough for second
best behind Stephens who
had 54 yards on 6 catches.

Akbar made the most of
his 46 yards, being the only
Skyhawk to score a touch-
down.

The Skyhawks look ahead
as they travel to Charleston,
111. this weekend to take on

the Panthers of Eastern Il-
linois.

EIU currently sits alone in
first place in the OVC, with
a 5-2 record overall and is
the only undefeated team
in OVC play.

Last year, UTM defeat-
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Skyhawks lone conference
victory.

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Skyhawks close out conference play with win over SEMO

Matthew Maxey

S taff Pho tographer

The Skyhawk soccer team
played their final home match
Sunday afternoon, finishing what
has been a disappointing season
of near misses in OVC play. UTM
capped off conference play with
a thrilling 1-0 victory over the
visiting Redhawks of Southeast
Missouri State. The victory was
the first in program history over
SEMO, and one the Skyhawks
had been looking forward to all
season.

SEMO opened the match
aggressively as they were looking
to secure home field advantage
for the first round of OVC
Tournament action.

SEMO's defense stood strong as
the Skyhawks were unable to get
much going offensively. UTM was
out shot 6-2 in the first half, but
thanks to superb play from senior
goalkeeper Megan Dempsey,
both teams went into the half tied
at zero.

It was not until late in the second
half that the tie was broken when
senior Katie Jackson broke away
and found fellow senior Dani
Myrick cutting to the goal to put
in the match's lone score with
only 7:45 remaining. The goal was
Myrick's 34th of her career and
8th game winner.

Prior to Sunday's match,
ceremonies were held to honor
five Skyhawk seniors who
were playing their last match
at Skyhawk Field. Co-captains
Lindsey Tilk and Dani Myrick
along with forward Katie Jackson,
midfielder Katie Hausauer and
goalkeeper Megan Dempsey,
all have been four year players
for UTM compiling a 30-35-8
record and reaching the OVC
Tournament in 2002 and 2003.
Pifer said of the seniors that he

was "proud and excited for them,
and they deserved this win."

Prior to UTM's matchup with
SEMO, the Skyhawks hosted
border rival Murray State and
conference leader Eastern Illinois.

Going into the Murray State
game, UTM needed to pick up
a win if they wanted to keep
their OVC Tournament hopes
alive. Senior Dani Myrick put
the Skyhawks on top early when
she netted a goal only 6:59 into
the match off a corner kick from
freshman Jody Kiers.

With the momentum in their
favor UTM looked to close the
deal, but those thoughts quickly
faded when the Racer's Krista
Llewellyn answered the Skyhawk
goal under a minute later. Racer
goalkeeper Heather Jones also
stepped up her game not allowing
another goal in the half.

As the second half began
Llewellyn was not done, when
she scored her second goal of the
day giving the Racers a 2-0 lead.

Murray's Rebekah Clay added
an insurance goal late in the
match, setting the final score in
Murray's favor 3-1.

UTM had more than enough
opportunities to score as they out
shot the Racers 32-7, but were
unable to put anything else past
the Murray defense after the
initial goal.

With the loss, the Skyhawks
sealed their fate of missing the
OVC Tournament for the second
consecutive year.

Following a weekend of off-field
distractions, UTM entered their
match up against Eastern Illinois
with a limited line up of only 13
players available for play.

The limited line up put
the Skyhawks into a difficult
situation as many players were
forced into new roles for the first
time. Though shorthanded, the

UNIVERSITY RELATIONS

Senior Dani Myrick scored the only goal the Skyhawks would need as they knocked off Southeast
Missouri State for the first time in school history. The goal was Myrick’s 34th of her career and the
8th game winner to her credit.

Skyhawks were not intimidated
as they battled EIU through a
very physical regulation period
and into overtime. One minute
into the overtime a questionable
foul was called on UTM, giving
EIU a free kick from 18 yards out.
EIU's Kathleen Hayes then netted

the winning goal for the Panthers,
ending UTM's hope at a surprise
upset victory.

The Skyhawks will now travel
to Nashville as they finish their
season with a match up against
the Lady Bisons of Lipscomb
University. UTM will look to send

the seniors off with a win as they
close out their collegiate careers.

Follow the women's soccer team
online at www.utmsports.com
and watch next week's issue of
the Pacer for a season recap of the
2005 season.

Volleyball defeats Tech, picks up first conference win

UNIVERSITY RELATIONS

Sophomore Kathryn Sprauge goes up against Tech during Saturday
night’s conference win over the Golden Eaglettes.

Brad Hurt

Assistant Sports Editor

Coach Amy Draper earned
her first home win as the
Skyhawk volleyball team
used a solid performance
against Tennessee Tech to
snap a nine-game drought in
conference play, winning the
match, 3-1.

If it hadn't been for a few
miscues early in the first
game, the Skyhawks might
have swept the match. After
dropping game one by a 30-
25 score, they turned up the
heat and played impressive
team volleyball to take con-
trol. Teamwork was the as-
pect of the match that pleased
Draper the most.

"Tonight I can truly say it
was an entire team that came
together to play as one group,
and that is how you are going
to win games," she said.

The Skyhawks' hitting and
defense were factors in the
victory as they out hit Tech in
all four games and held them
to negative hitting percent-
ages in each of the final two
games. Tech only hit .060 for
the match.

The Skyhawks had to over-
come some first-game jitters
on their way to winning the
match. They started well,
jumping ahead by as many
as five points before errors al-
lowed Tech to climb back into
the game and take the lead.

Trailing 15-13, the
Skyhawks briefly regained
the lead before surrender-
ing it again. They trailed by
as many as five points late in the
game. Aces by Sarah Jett and Ja-
mie Hollins cut the deficit to two
points on separate occasions, but
the Skyhawks came up short in
the end.

The Skyhawks lost despite
leading every statistical category.
Freshman outside hitter Randi
Wooldridge posted a perfect 1.000
hitting percentage to lead all play-
ers. Sophomore middle Kathryn
Sprague led all players with five

kills in the game.

"In the first game, those five
points were complete errors; they
weren't volleyball-related," Drap-
er said.

After allowing Tech to score
first in the second game, the
Skyhawks charged into the lead
and never looked back. They got
early aces from Hollins and junior
libero Tammy Konitzer followed
by a vicious spike by Wooldridge
to stake an 8-3 advantage.

The Skyhawks hit a remarkable
.385 for the game and posted 21
kills. Senior outside hitter Re-
becca Palmer recorded ten kills
in the game, followed closely by
Sprague's nine.

Sophomore setter Shelby Knose
became the second Skyhawk to
record a perfect hitting percent-
age on the night as she picked
up a kill on her only attack of the
game.

Tech was able to cut the lead to

two points on two separate oc-
casions but could never get any
closer. A late kill by sophomore
Dimphy Sasse dashed any hopes
of a comeback as the Skyhawks
went on to win, 30-27.

The third game
Skyhawks
overcome a sig-
nificant deficit
to win, some-
thing they had
been unable to
do this season.

Tech went on
an early 7-0 run
and Skyhawk
errors on of-
fense helped
them push the
lead to 15-8.

At that point, there was a huge
momentum shift in the favor
of the home team as Tech be-
gan to struggle with errors. The
Skyhawks exploded for an 8-1
run to tie the score at 16-16.

Konitzer then put them ahead
for good with a service ace. The
Skyhawks controlled the game
from that point on, expanding the
lead from one to four after aces
by Palmer and freshman Morgan
Kilpatrick, and eventually to eight
points, 29-21.

Wooldridge punctuated the win
by spiking the final point to make
the score 30-24. Four Skyhawks
hit better than .300, led by Sasse's
.389 percentage.

The clinching game was an ex-
ercise in total domination for the
Skyhawks as they pulled away
early and never looked back.

An ace by Hollins gave them a
4-2 lead and from there the advan-
tage only grew. It reached double
figures at 23-13 after a kill by Jett.

The entire fieldhouse crowd rose
and urged the team on through
the final few points of the game
when victory
was appar-
ent. When the
game came
to an end, the
Skyhawks
had a 30-
17 win that
clinched the
match, 3-1.

"It feels
great," said
a beaming
Draper. "To-
night was a culmination of the
things we've been working on all
year. We actually adjusted and
executed, and that's the sign of a
maturing team," she said.

Draper was encouraged by the
emergence of qualities she has be-
lieved were within her team from
the beginning of the season.

"I definitely think tonight was
an indicator of the team that we
could be on a daily basis if we
choose to bring the same game
every night. This makes me ex-
cited for the future," she said.

The team returns to action next
weekend with home matches
against Morehead State on Fri-
day at 7 p.m. and Eastern Ken-
tucky on Saturday at 2 p.m. The
Skyhawks' record stands at 3-25
overall and 1-9 in the Ohio Valley
Conference.

saw the

“Tonight I can truly say it was
an entire team that came to-
gether to play as one group...
It feels great!”

-Amy Draper

Skyhawk Volleyball Coach